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IPCC report: The 10 key conclusions

Business Green

The IPCC tends to present its latest dossier of evidence roughly every seven to eight years. At present, the climate is around 1.1C It is now 'unequivocal' that human activity is driving the climate crisis. Its 2007 report stated that the warming of the climate was "unequivocal". above pre-industrial times by the end of the century.

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'Every fraction of warming matters': World careering towards irreversible climate impacts, top scientists warn

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As a result, climate change is already affecting every inhabited region on Earth, and impacts such as sea level rise, ocean acidification, and permafrost melt are inevitable and near-irreversible, leaving only their extent open to question.

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Understanding the Anthropocene, Resilience Thinking, and the Future of Industry

Green Business Bureau

The International Geoshpere-Biosphere Programme and Stockholm Resilience Center published a dashboard of 24 indicators that each depict a synchronous acceleration of upward trends from the 1950s to present day. Ocean acidification – Surface ocean acidity has already increased by 30 percent since pre-industrial times.

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Meat Industry Climate Claims – Criticisms and Concerns

DeSmogBlog

methane) from animal and land management and land-use change, which make the biggest warming contributions in the agricultural sector.”. These come from deforestation, changes in soil carbon, methane emissions, emissions from fertilisers, manure, farm machinery, and animal feed production.

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Reaching net zero requires climate intervention and aggressive mitigation

Business Green

With respect to the warnings of the severity of climate change, this is presently far from the case. At present, the construction of an industrial plant large enough reduce the atmospheric CO 2 concentration by one ppm per year (7.81 Currently, international emissions reductions are falling well short of even the 1.9 Gt challenge.

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'Climate breakdown has already begun': Green figures react to IPCC's landmark climate warning

Business Green

Key to keeping 1.5C ‘alive' will be a marked reduction in the release of highly-potent methane emissions, which could rapidly slow temperature rise. Our generation is unique in the history of this crisis. °C target, which is still possible, but only just. The window to delivering the Paris Agreement 1.5°C